English Grammar Lesson - Using Intensifiers and Mitigators to modify Adjectives

Intensifiers and Mitigators - English Grammar lesson Take a test : What are Intensifiers? The word that emphasizes another word or phrase is an Intensifier. It also known as a booster. Intensifiers enhances and gives additional emotional context to the word it modifies We use words like very, really and extremely to make adjectives stronger: It’s a very interesting game she did remarkably well in her tests. Everyone was extremely excited Other commonly used intensifiers are: • Amazingly • Incredibly • Exceptionally • Completely What are Mitigators? Mitigators are the opposite of intensifiers. When we want to make an adjective less strong we use these words: For Example : fairly - rather - quite By the end of the day we were rather tired. The film wasn’t great but it was quite exciting. We had a pretty good time at the party. Mitigators can also be used with comparative adjectives: We use the following words and phrases as mitigators: • a bit • just a bit • a little • a little bit • just a little bit • rather - slightly She’s a bit younger than I am. This one is rather bigger.